March Hare Rally (5-7 March 2010)

**cruza** · 7th March 2010, 20:21

Originally Posted by T.W.R

The booze bus was a nice touch this morning

The crowd gathered must have seen a few entertaining moments......must have got really rolling later as we passed another 3 HP cars heading into Waimate

Sweated out any booze just waiting 1/2 hour trying to get out the gate, if they had set up properly down the road a bit , with decent staffing levels, would have never been such a bottle neck ....... and as for not testing guys who walked out to get checked .......whats up with that?

**cruza** · 7th March 2010, 20:24

Originally Posted by 3umph

why do those harley riders not wave... fkn rude really

Better ask mousehog, he's clued up about all the hog stuff, be in the owners manual somewhere

**98tls** · 7th March 2010, 20:26

Originally Posted by T.W.R

The booze bus was a nice touch this morning

The crowd gathered must have seen a few entertaining moments......must have got really rolling later as we passed another 3 HP cars heading into Waimate

run out of badges at 3pm and had 2800 produced so the total must have ended up reasonable

98 did ya get to trackdown that muslim wallaby that miSTa had in chains last night

Na mate,no sign of it this morning,poor bloody thing.Asked the cops if they would let me blow in the booze guage but a no go,me and the other 2 on TLs had to wait until they buggered off before we left.They got 5 all up.

**cruza** · 7th March 2010, 20:35

Originally Posted by dangerous

well, he looks very comfortable there Cruza... new room mate now is he?

Don't think he's too keen thank god, sleeping in the corner behind the arm chair , not to keen on the 3 dog's ,

**3umph** · 7th March 2010, 20:42

Originally Posted by cruza

Better ask mousehog, he's clued up about all the hog stuff, be in the owners manual somewhere

prob due to the vibrations and harmonics and if a hand is removed they will cause an unbalance to there equlibrium which will cause them to not retain there vertical stance causing scratching to the shiney parts and there leather cladding

**neels** · 7th March 2010, 22:03

Another great weekend.

Good ride down saturday morning other than the normal trying to keep up on the wee 600 with 2 people and a shitload of gear, would have been better without the overindulgence on friday night but started coming right after lunch at Fairlie and the ride from there to Waimate was excellent.

As usual the company was good, the music was good, and a couple of drinkies to help it along. Well done to the hardy few that saw it out to the end, told you we should have put out the burning couch on the way back.

Fairly leisurely start this morning, nobody seemed to be in too much of a hurry to go and talk to the nice policemen outside the gate. Loaded up and headed out after the crowd had cleared, talked to the machine and oddly it detected alcohol, but all good with a proper test and home up SH1 watching the usual stupidity on the passing lanes.

Home safely and bike unloaded, is tired now so time for bed.

**Spuds1234** · 7th March 2010, 23:33

Originally Posted by neels

Loaded up and headed out after the crowd had cleared, talked to the machine and oddly it detected alcohol, but all good with a proper test and home up SH1 watching the usual stupidity on the passing lanes.

Im suprised they got so many. Its not hard to wait around until your sober enough to drive (and then wait some more to make sure).

As for the stupidity, you didnt come across a grey Audi? Over took me while I was overtaking another car. I nearly shat my pants.

**helenoftroy** · 7th March 2010, 23:40

God!!what a bloody messy lot we turn into when the Ducati Bar starts doin shots

Another great weekend just not that keen to be here at work for the night.....

svboy lead us on a nice wee blat to Fairlie,then the cool bit thru to Waimate.Mousehog was punting along behind me for much of the ride

Beaut weather,great company & a lots of dancing!! God!!what a debauched lot we look after the shots start....a hardened wee group of us lasted the distance(crusa - ya just all talk!!

)
Waited around till 11am to help make it past the booze bus(phew!)Longwheely & I pillioned out RQ & young Matt past the bus....sumone was a little

for a wee while

Phew!least it wasnt me showing of flesh....tho mousehog got both nipples peirced on site(ouch!!there was blood...)we mite have to compare next time young mouse?

**dangerous** · 8th March 2010, 05:06

Originally Posted by 3umph

why do those harley riders not wave... fkn rude really

well judging by the looks on there faces... they are shit sceard to let the bars go in case they loose control, or maybe there fingers are so sore from stone strikes due to they ohh so cool fingerless gloves... or, or perhaps they have to many insects splated on there face they simply never saw you, gota love the open face lids... na maybe cos they are so farking cool they dont need to

**johnnyboy0212** · 8th March 2010, 06:43

well id like to start off saying thank you so much for a great night guys and girls. i had a blast. its been awhile since ive done the rallys and had forgotten how much fun they are. darryl you missed a good one. nevermind. we waited till the back gate was clear and popped out that way.i was really worried that the old gs wasnt going to get me home, but with the help of the garage in town and there battery charger i did. thank god..

**T.W.R** · 8th March 2010, 06:52

Originally Posted by cruza

Sweated out any booze just waiting 1/2 hour trying to get out the gate, if they had set up properly down the road a bit , with decent staffing levels, would have never been such a bottle neck ....... and as for not testing guys who walked out to get checked .......whats up with that?

Realistically if they were being proactive with us they'd have had someone in the rally site where we could have gone and checked before getting on to the road

There were two being asked into the bus when we went through.
A bloke walked up ahead of me and blew the meter then headed back in for a few hours detox

Originally Posted by 98tls

Na mate,no sign of it this morning,poor bloody thing.Asked the cops if they would let me blow in the booze guage but a no go,me and the other 2 on TLs had to wait until they buggered off before we left.They got 5 all up.

Almost collected one at the end of a oneway bridge just before Cave on the way home....... maybe it had escaped under the veil of darkness & was so traumatised it had kept running through the night

Had a look for ya when we headed out and thought you'd done the early bolt home

couple of pics:

1) Foggy start
2) A mint 850 GT Guzzi
3) a bit of rocking horse poo SILK 700s

**LittleAngel** · 8th March 2010, 07:46

Thanks guys and Gals.. Had a fantastic time!!!

Really enjoyed breaking in the new tyres!!! Makes for a much better smoother ride I must say!

Great company... Great dancing (by the hardy few that survived until 'lights' out) until we saw the couch on fire (I had that song from midnight oil in my head.. the beds are burning).... and then all of 30mins later the fire siren going off...

It would appear I did well to avoid all cameras!

It was like I was never there...

Muahahahaha!!

I will post my pics once I get home tonight ... (I forget the the camera the minute a rum is in hand! Priorities I say!

)..

Look forward to the next rally!!!

**cruza** · 8th March 2010, 08:23

Originally Posted by 3umph

prob due to the vibrations and harmonics and if a hand is removed they will cause an unbalance to there equlibrium which will cause them to not retain there vertical stance causing scratching to the shiney parts and there leather cladding

rumour I heard was that factory tool bags come with a selection of hose clamps , so owners can attend rallies without havin to stop at HD dealer enroute........

**cruza** · 8th March 2010, 08:42

Originally Posted by helenoftroy

God!!what a bloody messy lot we turn into when the Ducati Bar starts doin shots

Another great weekend just not that keen to be here at work for the night.....

svboy lead us on a nice wee blat to Fairlie,then the cool bit thru to Waimate.Mousehog was punting along behind me for much of the ride

Beaut weather,great company & a lots of dancing!! God!!what a debauched lot we look after the shots start....a hardened wee group of us lasted the distance(crusa - ya just all talk!!

getting better..... hour later than woodstock, anyway RG made her usual quiet as a mouse entrance .........sounds like you girls were the star performers on the dance floor

Wondered why mouse disappeared so early on sunday, least we can hang the glowsticks off the rings next rally i suppose